Type of special needs Key indicators Diagnostic Test Recommendations

Intellectual disabilities Difficulty talking or Standardi Teach one topic at

beginning to talk late zed test that assess a time
Inability to do everyday intelligence, Teach one on one
tasks learning abilities, or in a small group
Difficulty communicating and behavioral Provide multiple
with others skills opportunities to practice
skill.
Developmental Autism spectrum Develo Speech therapy
disabilities disorders pmental Occupational
Cerebral Palsy therapy
screening and
ADHD Physical
Hearing loss developmental
Intellectual disability evaluation therapy
Behavioral
therapy
Emotional/behavioral Inability to maintain Mental/ Talk therapy
disorders relationships Emotional
Displayed mood of health screening
depression or unhappiness
Autism spectrum Inappropriate facial Observat any
disorders expressions ion from doctor combination of
Repeating phrases for Autism
traditional speech and
no reason Spectrum
Obsessive attachment to language approaches,
quotient.
objects. augmentative and
Reactivity to sensory alternative
objects. communication, and
behavioral
interventions
Communication Lack of ability to Compre Give the child
disorders interact with other people hensive speech- time to complete their
Doesnt talk much, language thought
usually just gestures pathology Speak correctly
assessment to them so they can
hear the sounds
Hearing loss or Deafness Lack of Auditor Cochlear
responsiveness y assessment implants and hearing
aids
Low vision or Blindness Displayed difficulty Sight Surgery,
reading/seeing tests glasses, contact lenses
Attention Deficit interrupting other Intervie Stimulant
Hyperactivity Disorder people when theyre talking. wing parents Medication
(ADHD) Unexplainable Question Talk Therapy.
emotional outbreaks naires for the Group therapy.
patient
Observat
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